LinkedIn Zip #579 Answer – October 17, 2026

ZipPuzzle #579Difficulty: Hard

LinkedIn Zip puzzle #579 for October 17, 2026: spoiler-free hints first, then the complete solution when you want it.

This is an earlier Zip puzzle. Latest Zip Answer: #605 (Nov 12)

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Reveal Hint #1Hint #1

Do not connect every neighbouring pair directly. After reaching 2, use the top-right corner before entering 3.

Reveal Hint #2Hint #2

Between 4 and 5, take the long route around the upper-left edge. Save row 3's middle cells for the final run through 13, 14 and 15.

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Zip #579 Solution

Path sequence: R3C7 → R2C7 → R1C7 → R1C6 → R2C6 → R2C5 → R1C5 → R1C4 → R2C4 → R2C3 → R1C3 → R1C2 → R1C1 → R2C1 → R3C1 → R4C1 → R4C2 → R4C3 → R4C4 → R4C5 → R5C5 → R5C4 → R5C3 → R6C3 → R6C2 → R5C2 → R5C1 → R6C1 → R7C1 → R7C2 → R7C3 → R7C4 → R6C4 → R6C5 → R7C5 → R7C6 → R7C7 → R6C7 → R6C6 → R5C6 → R5C7 → R4C7 → R4C6 → R3C6 → R3C5 → R3C4 → R3C3 → R3C2 → R2C2.

How to Solve Zip #579

  1. 1 → 4: go up to 2, then up, left and down to 3. From 3, go left, up, left, down and left to 4.
  2. 4 → 5: go up, left twice, down three times, right four times and down. This fills the upper-left edge before reaching 5.
  3. 5 → 9: go left twice, down and left to 6; then up to 7, left to 8 and down to 9.
  4. 9 → 13: go down, right three times, up and right to 10. Go down, right twice, up and left to 11, then up to 12. Continue right, up, left and up to 13.
  5. 13 → 16: go left three times to 14, left once to 15 and up to 16. All 49 cells are visited once, with checkpoints 1–16 in order.

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